Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 30 - Mineral Resources |
Chapter I - Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor |
SubChapter K - Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health |
Part 56 - Safety and Health Standards - Surface Metal and Nonmetal Mines |
Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting |
§ 56.19000 - Application. |
Wire Ropes |
§ 56.19021 - Minimum rope strength. |
§ 56.19022 - Initial measurement. |
§ 56.19023 - Examinations. |
§ 56.19024 - Retirement criteria. |
§ 56.19025 - Load end attachments. |
§ 56.19026 - Drum end attachment. |
§ 56.19027 - End attachment retermination. |
§ 56.19028 - End attachment replacement. |
§ 56.19030 - Safety device attachments. |
Conveyances |
§ 56.19045 - Metal bonnets. |
§ 56.19049 - Hoisting persons in buckets. |
§ 56.19050 - Bucket requirements. |
§ 56.19054 - Rope guides. |
Inspection and Maintenance |
§ 56.19120 - Procedures for inspection, testing, and maintenance. |
§ 56.19121 - Recordkeeping. |
§ 56.19122 - Replacement parts. |
§ 56.19129 - Examinations and tests at beginning of shift. |
§ 56.19130 - Conveyance shaft test. |
§ 56.19131 - Hoist conveyance connections. |
§ 56.19132 - Safety catches. |
§ 56.19133 - Shaft. |
§ 56.19134 - Sheaves. |
§ 56.19135 - Rollers in inclined shafts. |
Hoists |
§ 56.19001 - Rated capacities. |
§ 56.19002 - Anchoring. |
§ 56.19003 - Driving mechanism connections. |
§ 56.19004 - Brakes. |
§ 56.19005 - Locking mechanism for clutch. |
§ 56.19006 - Automatic hoist braking devices. |
§ 56.19007 - Overtravel and overspeed devices. |
§ 56.19008 - Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms. |
§ 56.19009 - Position indicator. |
§ 56.19010 - Location of hoist controls. |
§ 56.19011 - Drum flanges. |
§ 56.19012 - Grooved drums. |
§ 56.19013 - Diesel- and other fuel-injection-powered hoists. |
§ 56.19014 - Friction hoist overtravel protection. |
§ 56.19017 - Emergency braking for electric hoists. |
§ 56.19018 - Overtravel by-pass switches. |
Signaling |
§ 56.19090 - Dual signaling systems. |
§ 56.19091 - Signaling instructions to hoist operator. |
§ 56.19092 - Signaling from conveyances. |
§ 56.19093 - Standard signal code. |
§ 56.19094 - Posting signal code. |
§ 56.19095 - Location of signal devices. |
§ 56.19096 - Familiarity with signal code. |
Hoisting Procedures |
§ 56.19055 - Availability of hoist operator for manual hoists. |
§ 56.19056 - Availability of hoist operator for automatic hoists. |
§ 56.19057 - Hoist operator's physical fitness. |
§ 56.19058 - Experienced hoist operators. |
§ 56.19061 - Maximum hoisting speeds. |
§ 56.19062 - Maximum acceleration and deceleration. |
§ 56.19063 - Persons allowed in hoist room. |
§ 56.19065 - Lowering conveyances by the brakes. |
§ 56.19066 - Maximum riders in a conveyance. |
§ 56.19067 - Trips during shift changes. |
§ 56.19068 - Orderly conduct in conveyances. |
§ 56.19069 - Entering and leaving conveyances. |
§ 56.19070 - Closing cage doors or gates. |
§ 56.19071 - Riding in skips or buckets. |
§ 56.19072 - Skips and cages in same compartment. |
§ 56.19073 - Hoisting during shift changes. |
§ 56.19074 - Riding the bail, rim, bonnet, or crosshead. |
§ 56.19075 - Use of open hooks. |
§ 56.19076 - Maximum speeds for hoisting persons in buckets. |
§ 56.19077 - Lowering buckets. |
§ 56.19078 - Hoisting buckets from the shaft bottom. |
§ 56.19079 - Blocking mine cars. |
§ 56.19080 - Hoisting tools, timbers, and other materials. |
§ 56.19081 - Conveyances not in use. |
§ 56.19083 - Overtravel backout device. |
Shafts |
§ 56.19100 - Shaft landing gates. |
§ 56.19101 - Stopblocks and derail switches. |
§ 56.19102 - Shaft guides. |
§ 56.19103 - Dumping facilities and loading pockets. |
§ 56.19104 - Clearance at shaft stations. |
§ 56.19105 - Landings with more than one shaft entrance. |
§ 56.19106 - Shaft sets. |
§ 56.19107 - Precautions for work in compartment affected by hoisting operation. |
§ 56.19108 - Posting warning signs during shaft work. |
§ 56.19109 - Shaft inspection and repair. |
§ 56.19110 - Overhead protection for shaft deepening work. |
§ 56.19111 - Shaft-sinking ladders. |
Headframes and Sheaves |
§ 56.19035 - Headframe design. |
§ 56.19036 - Headframe height. |
§ 56.19037 - Fleet angles. |
§ 56.19038 - Platforms around elevated head sheaves. |